Brandy Butterscotch Sauce Recipes

EASY HOMEMADE BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan (not non-stick) over medium heat.
• Add the brown sugar, salt and heavy cream and stir the mixture with a rubber spatula until it's well blended. Bring the mixture to a boil, scraping down the sides occasionally, and boil it for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Transfer the butterscotch sauce to a container to cool. (See Kelly's Notes.)

BRANDY BUTTER (HARD SAUCE)

Steps:

• Place butter, confectioners sugar, orange rind, orange juice, and brandy or cognac into food processor and mix until smooth. Pile sauce into serving bowl and refrigerate. Remove from fridge about one hour before serving.

BRANDY BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and bring to the boil for 2 minutes and let cool for 5.
• Heat the evaporated milk to just below boiling point and then gradually mix it into the sugar mixture and cook on low heat for 2 minutes stirring frequently, Add in the brandy and cook on high heat for 1 minute.
• This Sauce will last for 3-4 months in the fridge.

BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter, and 3/4 cup of the cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring, over medium heat. Turn the heat to medium-low. Place a candy thermometer in the pan. Boil the sugar, without stirring, until the mixture reaches 234 degrees F., (the soft ball stage).
• Remove pan from the heat, and carefully add the remaining cream and vanilla. Cool slightly. Serve the sauce warm.
• To store the butterscotch sauce, pour it into a heatproof jar. Cover with the lid and refrigerate for up to 2 week. To serve, loosen the cover on the jar and set jar in small pot of simmering water until heated through. Serve.

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 by 9-inch baking pan with parchment or waxed paper.
• Combine the dates and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and gradually stir in the baking soda (it will foam up), and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter until fluffy. Add the sugar to the butter, and cream until fluffy. Without stopping the mixer, add 2 of the eggs and mix until combined. Add the remaining 2 eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Add about 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/3 of the dates and mix until combined. Repeat until all the flour mixture and the dates are incorporated into the batter. Pour into the baking pan and bake about 40 minutes, until firm and set in the center. Let cool in the pan. When cool, turn out of the pan onto a baking sheet and peel off the parchment paper. The recipe can be made through this step up to 2 days in advance.
• Butterscotch Sauce: Combine the brown sugar, butter, half-and-half, and brandy in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes, until combined. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• When ready to serve pudding, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pour the sauce evenly over the top of the cake. Bake until the sauce is bubbly and cake is heated through, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whip the heavy cream into soft peaks with the mixer. Cut the cake into squares and serve with whipped cream.

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine dates and water; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in baking soda. Cool to lukewarm., In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in date mixture., Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly in pan on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter; add brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in brandy and vanilla. Serve warm with warm cake. If desired, top with whipped cream.

BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. In a medium bowl, lightly beat egg yolks.
• In a small, heavy saucepan, bring cream to a boil over medium-high heat. Add butter and sugar, and stir until completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Whisk 1/4 of hot cream mixture into egg yolks, whisking constantly to prevent curdling. Transfer egg-yolk mixture back to saucepan, and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking frequently, until mixture is very thick, about 5 minutes. (Mixture will have the consistency of a thick pudding.) Remove from heat, and stir in cognac. Transfer sauce to a clean bowl, and place in ice bath to chill. Brandy sauce will keep in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for 1 week.

THICK BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over low heat. Add sugars and corn syrup. Using medium heat, bring mixture to a boil; cook about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; slowly stir in heavy cream. Allow to cool slightly, and serve (or store in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to 1 week, and warm before serving).

BRANDY PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the dates in a bowl, pour over 250ml boiling water and set aside. Butter a 1.5-litre pudding basin and put a disc of baking parchment in the base.
• Put the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs in a large bowl, then beat with an electric hand whisk until well blended. Add the cooled date mix and beat again to make a sloppy batter
• Stir in the fruits, pecans and ginger, then pour into the pudding basin and cover the basin with pleated baking paper and foil (see tips, below). Put the basin in a roasting tin half-filled with boiling water, then steam in the oven for 3 hrs until a skewer inserted into the pudding comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, make the brandy syrup. Put the sugar and 75ml water in a pan and stir over the heat until syrupy. Stir in the brandy and remove from the heat. When the pudding is ready, remove from the oven, take off the foil and paper, and push a skewer into the centre - it should come out clean. Pour over the brandy syrup so it soaks into the pudding, then cover until ready to serve. Will keep in the fridge for a week.
• To serve, warm the pudding in the turned-off oven once you have taken out the potatoes, or microwave on High, covered with cling film, for 5 mins. Warm the butterscotch sauce (see related recipes) in a pan or in the microwave on Medium for 2 mins. Turn out the pudding onto a plate, pour over some of the sauce and serve the rest in a jug. Top with the holly sprig and serve with good-quality vanilla ice cream

BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Dissolve the caster sugar with 3 tbsp water over a low heat. Bring to the boil but don't stir at all. When the sugar is a dark golden caramel, whisk in butter. Remove from the heat and stir in double cream.

APPLE BREAD PUDDING WITH BRANDY BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• PREHEAT THE OVEN to 350°F
• Lightly grease a 9- by 13-inch baking dish.
• CRUMBLE THE BREAD into coarse crumbs, using your hands.
• Sprinkle two-thirds of the crumbs into the prepared baking dish.
• Arrange the apple wedges over the bread in rows, overlapping them slightly.
• COMBINE THE EGGS, half-and-half, 1 cup of the sugar, 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, and the nutmeg and cloves in a large bowl.
• Beat well, then pour the mixture over the apples and bread.
• In another bowl, combine the ground hazelnuts with the remaining bread crumbs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the apples and press down gently so it soaks up some of the liquid.
• Bake until the pudding is lightly browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
• MAKE THE SAUCE while the bread pudding is baking.
• Combine the butter and honey in a deep, medium-sized saucepan (the mixture will expand when it boils) and heat over medium-low heat until both are melted and smooth.
• Bring to a boil without stirring and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Reduce the heat and carefully stir in the cream and brandy.
• Cook 1 minute longer.
• Set aside and keep warm until needed.
• LET THE BREAD PUDDING sit for a few minutes before cutting into serving pieces.
• Drizzle a little of the brandy butterscotch sauce over each serving, passing the extra sauce separately.